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2026-02-25 16:26
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Mounting strategic tensions: The escalating military buildup along Lebanon’s eastern frontier
SOUTH LEBANON — It is no coincidence that Lebanese anxieties have intensified amid growing reports of military preparations along the Syrian-Lebanese border.
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2026-02-24 19:10
By Wesam Bahrani
U.S. withdrawal from Al-Tanf base
TEHRAN - The United States’ withdrawal from the Al-Tanf base in southern Syria signals a shift in military strategy rather than a full exit.
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2026-02-24 19:09
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Syria's agrarian collapse: The undeclared costs of “reform” and occupation
SOUTH LEBANON — Recent statements by Grand Mufti of Syria, Osama al-Rifai, regarding the nation’s agrarian reform lands have sparked a renewed and impassioned debate on one of Syria’s most contentious socio-economic debates.
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2026-02-20 19:03
Saudi Arabia to replace Israel with Syria in fibre-optic project, report says
Saudi Arabia is pushing to replace Israel with Syria as the primary transit country for a major fibre-optic cable connecting the kingdom to Greece, according to Middle East Eye.
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2026/02/08
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Smuggling, sovereignty, and transitional power: The Lebanese–Syrian border after Assad
BEIRUT — The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government did not bring an end to smuggling between Syria and Lebanon. Instead, it transformed its logic, scale, and actors.
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2026-02-07 19:07
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Syria in the balance: Managed fragmentation, external leverage, and the reordering of power
BEIRUT—Syria is entering a new and delicate phase in which the language of “stability” increasingly masks a reality of managed fragmentation and intensified foreign influence.
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2026-01-30 19:14
Syrian government and Kurdish-led SDF agree integration deal
Syria's government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance that would see the gradual integration of Kurdish forces and institutions into the state, the BBC reported.
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2026-01-26 18:50
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon: Rising pressures amid Syria’s instability and Israeli threats
BEIRUT — With the Israeli enemy maintaining continuous attacks from the south and the resurgence of ISIS and other extremist groups in Syria, Lebanon faces unprecedented security challenges.
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2026-01-24 18:34
Report: Syrian and Kurdish forces extend ceasefire for up to one month
The Syrian government and Kurdish forces agreed to extend a ceasefire on Saturday, according to Syrian diplomatic sources, temporarily staving off a looming war between the two sides in Syria’s northeast.
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2026/01/23
By Ranjan Solomon
Iran, the collapse of Western strategy - where empires lose the plot
The enduring logic of civilizations vis-à-vis brute Western arrogance
GOA- Traditional Western approaches (like regime change or containment) towards Iran are failing due to Iran's deep historical roots, revolutionary ideology, and resilience, leading to a shift in global power, where the "West" loses legitimacy as multipolar dynamics emerge, and Iran's strategic endurance, though marked by internal fragility and regional conflict, challenges the old international order. It suggests Western strategies often misjudge Iran's ideological drivers and deep cultural identity, leading to prolonged conflict rather than collapse, as seen in the shifting global landscape favoring non-Western actors.
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2026-01-21 19:59
Syrian forces seize al-Hawl camp as Kurdish withdrawal sparks security concerns
Syrian government forces took control of al-Hawl detention camp, which houses tens of thousands of suspected members of the ISIL terror group (also known as ISIS and Daesh), after Kurdish forces withdrew.
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2026-01-20 19:15
Security vacuum feared as SDF withdraws from ISIL camp amid Syrian clashes
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said it has withdrawn from a camp holding thousands of people with alleged links to the ISIL terror group as clashes with the Syrian army continue despite a ceasefire agreement.
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2026-01-19 18:55
By staff writer
Syria’s shifting northeast: A new step on ground long shaped by foreign powers
TEHRAN — The main Kurdish fighting force in northeast Syria — commonly known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) — has reached a centralization agreement with the government under Ahmed al-Sharaa, reflecting a shift in how several key areas in the northeast will be managed following recent developments on the ground.
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2026-01-18 19:24
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Northern Syria at a crossroads: Deir Hafir and the Kurdish question
BEIRUT — The announcement by the army of the de facto authority in Damascus on Saturday, January 17, 2026, that it had fully taken control of the city of Deir Hafir in eastern Aleppo countryside marks a significant turning point in the evolving Syrian conflict.
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2026-01-17 17:51
Wedding in Kordestan celebrates culture, music and unity
TEHRAN – Wedding ceremonies have deeply rooted in various ancient rituals and beliefs in every corner of Iran. Among them, Kurdish weddings may be the most colorful and lively ones.
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2026/01/17
Syrian army enters east Aleppo after Kurdish forces withdraw
The Syrian army said on Saturday its forces have taken control of Deir Hafer, Maskana and dozens of other towns and villages in eastern Aleppo governorate as Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdraw under an international-brokered agreement, Al Jazeera reported.
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2026-01-07 22:18
Syria today; a test case for Iran
By Fatemeh Kavand
Syria after Bashar al-Assad was supposed to be “free.” But what is visible today from Damascus to Aleppo is not freedom – it is destruction, fragmentation, and chronic insecurity. “Free Syria” has become the name of a project that turned an entire country into a testing ground for occupation, terror, and plunder.
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2026-01-07 18:59
By Wesam Bahrani
Syrians gambling with Israel
TEHRAN – Why are some Syrians betting on the Israeli regime and its risks for Syria’s unity?
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2026-01-06 19:20
By staff writer
Israel’s expansionist agenda: Aggression in Syria amid Paris talks
TEHRAN – The persistence of Israeli military aggression in southern Syria, reported on Tuesday even as negotiations were underway in Paris, illustrates the contradiction between declared diplomatic efforts and the reality of the regime’s expansionist policies.
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2026-01-04 15:57
UK, French jets bomb alleged underground arms cache in Syria
Britain’s and France’s air forces conducted a joint operation on Saturday evening to bomb sites in the mountains north of Syria’s Palmyra.
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2026-01-04 15:13
Israeli forces conduct new raid in southern Syria’s Quneitra
Israeli forces staged a new raid in the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria on Saturday, in a new violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty, Anadolu reported.
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2025-12-31 19:34
By Garsha Vazirian
The anatomy of a broken Syria and the mirage of sovereignty
How al-Sharaa has failed to secure Syria against relentless Israeli aggression and internal rot
TEHRAN – More than a year after the collapse of the al-Assad government in December 2024, the “New Syria” has proved to be a cruel mirage.
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2025-12-31 19:33
By Shahrokh Saei
Peace on paper, fire on the ground: Trump’s seven-nation strikes in 2025
TEHRAN – Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has tried to cast himself as a peacemaker, insisting that his second term has brought an end to conflicts that long tied down the United States abroad. He has spoken of breaking with what he calls America’s era of “endless wars,” presenting his foreign policy as restraint, not intervention.
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2025-12-28 20:52
Batool Subeiti
When negotiation is unavoidable: Strategies of engagement and resistance
LONDON - Lebanon's government is under severe pressure. It is in a phase of accommodating imposed American demands, within the limits of what it is capable of achieving. Accommodating the American demands is one of the rare skills that Lebanon happens to master. The Lebanese state does not aim to benefit from the latent capabilities the resistance presents.
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2025-12-27 21:52
Iran condemns terror attack on mosque in Syria’s Homs
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baqaei has categorically condemned a terrorist attack on the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Syrian province of Homs, which left a group of worshippers dead or wounded.
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2025-12-27 18:15
Hundreds mourn victims of deadly bombing at Alawite mosque in Homs
Hundreds gathered in the rain and cold outside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday to mourn the eight people killed in a bombing the day before in the predominantly Alawite Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood.
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2025-12-26 18:56
By staff writer
Syria under the weight of Israel’s occupation
TEHRAN – Israel continues its military strikes in southern Syria nearly a year after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad and the rise of Western-backed interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani.
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2025-12-26 18:23
Homs mosque massacre exposes fatal flaws in Jolani’s security apparatus
TEHRAN — A devastating explosion, described as a terrorist attack, tore through the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs’ Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood during Friday prayers on December 26, killing at least eight worshippers and injuring dozens more.
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2025-12-20 19:48
Israeli military expands presence in Syria’s Quneitra amid rising local protests
Israeli forces have advanced into the Quneitra area of Syria’s occupied Golan Heights and set up two military checkpoints, Al Jazeera reported Saturday.
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2025-12-20 14:36
Trump says US ‘hit ISIS thugs in Syria’ in retaliation for Palmyra deaths
The United States military “hit the ISIS [ISIL] thugs in Syria,” President Donald Trump said in a speech Friday evening in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, a week after two U.S. soldiers and an interpreter were killed in Syria’s Palmyra city.